Those CEOs established quasi-monopolies before people hated their guts.
Many already hate Musk and Tesla has less than 2% US automotive market share.
I don't think constant anti-Musk/anti-Tesla propaganda is good publicity for Tesla or Musk.
Particularly when it is not answered by competent PR Team/ Advertising Team.
Like I said before doesn't block Tesla from being massively successful/ profitable. It would be easier if public perception reflected the facts on the ground. Americans should be bursting with pride at what Tesla is accomplishing.
Many people are stupid too. Look at the ~50% of the population who voted for either X or Y.
We overestimate people who hate Musk, and we greatly over estimate what is known about Musk to the general public.
Positive PR is always a positive thing, but I think the reasons why people don't own Tesla's come down to:
* They can't afford it. Even Musk himself has acknowledged this.
* Tesla does not have sufficient vehicle variety to cover all the major segments. There needs to be a $25,000 vehicle and a minivan replacement. (The Model X does not satisfy in room or price)
* They are EV averse.
* They are irrational at selection of EV purchasing decisions. It makes NO sense to buy a Bolt with the Model 3 and Model Y is on the market.
* They are irrational about EV's in general. They worry about the time it takes to supercharge 3x a year, but forget about the full charges overnight.
* The average American is an idiot. Half of them are even more idiotic than that.
* They have wealthy envy. Someone who has more than you is reason enough to be hated.
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They can't afford the brand so irrationally hate it. Their opinion matters little. (Mainly directed to the Zoomers talking trash on Twitter)
2% automotive market share will grow alone just based on lowered cost of entry and adding vehicle classes.
That's why I don't lose any sleep when people say that Elon Musk is too brash or controversial. Any publicity is good publicity, even people who don't like the CEO buy the products.
Plenty of people have hate(d) and will continue to hate Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. Please remind me, what percentage of people with Internet have Facebook accounts?
FTFY.
I would have liked Elon's chances if he ran as a spoiler candidate in the 2020 elections. Not suggesting he does, but I think the results would have been very surprising to the positive.
I wouldn't say *any* publicity is good but most of it is and I think Musk has that. Musk captures the imagination of successful and ambitious adults and children. These are the people that matter and will grow the brand.